Robot FaireRobot Faire 2023 is a kids friendly tech festival, with robot construction workshops, robot competition events, and robot talent shows.There will be exhibition booths from robot vendors. The most fun activities are for both kids and adults includes:Battle BotsRobot kickboxingRobot footballRobot raceRobot Nerf gun fightRobot escape roomFTC Lobster Cup InternationalBuild ...
Where: San MateoCost: $10 - $20
Solar ObservingIt’s there for us year round, lighting our days and providing energy for our lives, so maybe it’s time to give it a closer look. Join SJAA for amazing and detailed views of the Sun, and be assured that we’ll be using special telescopes that will keep your eyeballs perfectly ...
Where: Morgan HillCost: Free
Monday, 07/10/23
Are we building a Tech world that we really want?Tech innovations have been historically - for 1000s of years - moving the needle of our civilization. Digital tech, such as the internet and AI, do so with an increasingly faster pace.However, historically technology (and science) has also created significant risks - from climate ones (e.g., the industrial revolution) to ...
In 1940, John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts chartered the fishing vessel Western Flyer for a six-week exploration of Mexico’s Gulf of California, resulting in the publications Sea of Cortez (1941) and The Log from the Sea of Cortez (1951). The boat returned to fishing for decades, changed names and owners, disappeared, ...
Where: Cost: Free
July LASER Event - LivestreamVictoria Vesna (UCLA) on "Vibrations Matter: Art & Science of Deep Listening" Yizhou Dong (Mt Sinai) on "Lipid nanoparticles enabled mRNA therapeutics" Sara Ludy (Media Artist) on “Materializing the Immaterialâ€See weblink for details
Where: Cost: Free
Chasing Arrows: The Truth About Recycling - Virtual Watch Party & Panel Discussion - LivestreamReduce, reuse, then recycle: this was where recycling was intended to fit within the circular economy. Instead, the petrochemical and packaging industries have exploited this fundamental premise and used recycling as a cover to increase plastic production exponentially. The truth is: The onus for solving our plastic pollution crisis isn’t ...
Where: Cost: Free
Thursday, 07/13/23
After Dark: BiophonyTonight, in celebration of the West Coast premiere of The Great Animal Orchestra, we tune our ears to the sounds and the science of the biophony. This term, coined by soundscape artist Bernie Krause, is a way of describing the total nonhuman symphony created by all living organisms in a habitat. ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
NightLife LIVEThe NightLife LIVE concert series kicks off with funk-soul sounds from the legendary Tommy Guerrero and a psychedelic opening set by Ritmos Tropicosmos.Jam out to musicians across genres from indie pop to hip hop and bossa nova at our crowd-favorite outdoor summer concert series. From July to October, every second ...
Bioblitz at Coyote Creek Visitor Center with Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful and Bioblitz.clubJoin Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful, Bioblitz.club, and POST for a BioBlitz! A BioBlitz is an event that focuses on finding and identifying as many species as possible in a specific area over a short period of time. At a BioBlitz, scientists, families, students, teachers, and other community members work together ...
Where: Morgan HillCost: Free
Family Nature Walks - Foothills Nature PreserveEnvironmental Volunteers’ Family Nature Walks program is designed to help students and their families get to know our local open space areas. Small family groups will be guided by a knowledgeable environmental educator during an exploration of a local open space. These small groups will be introduced to fun nature-based ...
Where: Los AltosCost: Free
Investigating Space: Revealing Star Formations with the James Webb Space Telescope Explore the James Webb Space Telescope, which is the most ambitious, complex, and pioneering mission embarked upon by NASA, its international partners, and the Space Telescope Science Institute. In the short time this pioneering infrared space telescope has been operating it has expanded our knowledge of the lifespan and variety of ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free with admission
Potrero Hill STEM Festival 2023STEM Saturday is a neighborhood festival committed to providing fun, exciting and hands on STE(A)M activities to diverse populations in Potrero Hill and beyond. Our mission is a free, all-community event that inspires young people to become tomorrow’s STEM leaders.Join us on for an OUTDOOR gathering at The Potrero Hill ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Summer Science Fundays - Ice Cream Shake-UpAs part of its season of summer programs and exhibits, The Lawrence Hall of Science will host ten Summer Science Fundays, each offering family-friendly shows, hands-on science activities, and more. Summer Science Fundays include events that will be familiar to Lawrence members and repeat visitors, and exciting new opportunities to ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free with museum admission ($20 for guests 3+)
Tech Topple: Watch The Dominos FallYouTube sensation Flash Domino and his group of chain reaction masterminds attempt to build a world-record domino topple that will leave you in awe! See their construction in process, then join us for the big topple. Plus, don’t miss the return of a special IMAX movie “Dream Big!†and chain ...
